I've recently upgraded to Flash CS4. However, the project I'm currently working on was started in CS3 and I need to keep it as a CS3 as I transfer the .fla file between two computers because one only has Flash CS3.

Is there way of setting it so when I click 'Save' or Ctrl+S it saves it automatically as a CS3 fla, rather than automatically converting it from a CS3 to CS4 file?

I'm serial Ctrl+S hitter so this is getting really annoying now having to go to File>Save As everytime!

I have never used CS4 before, but I think I know the answer for it... I don't think you can specify the version of the file format on Save... It has not been on earlier versions, so I guess it is the same in CS4...

Thanks for your quick reply. I've had a look around Flash and on the Adobe website but can't find anything. Guess it's not in Adobe's interests to save down to CS3, as they want to encourage ppl to buy latest version.

If one was to create an app that reads older version of file, and if one has not touched any 'new' features, you ought to save it as an older version to make the app compatible with older version... But they just provide you a way to do Save As and call it backward compatible... Technically it is, but that just is not right to me... Oh, well...

I'd keep doing the Ctrl+S rampage, and when you are doing a final save before you transfer it to another computer, I'd do Save As...

I totally agree with you...what a pain! Maybe there is a way to write some flash command to automate this process? I don't know much about creating custom commands in flash, but that might be worth looking into. Damn CS4!

Hopefully by now you already know this, but ctrl-shift-s is the quickest shortcut to save-as, and is only one more button than you have been pressing.

Uh, no, jerk-ass.
1. First you have to press ctrl-shift-s,
2. then you have to navigate to the appropriate folder,
3. then you have to choose Flash CS3 from the drop-down menu,
4. then you have to press ok,
5. then you get a warning message that says you are overwriting your original file, so you have to press "continue."

Only THEN do you finally save the file.

That's like a million extra buttons than I have been pressing. k? k!
(at least this is the process on a Mac, maybe it's a little easier on PC)

I totally agree with you...what a pain! Maybe there is a way to write some flash command to automate this process? I don't know much about creating custom commands in flash, but that might be worth looking into. Damn CS4!

In your menu, go to EDIT > Keyboard Shortcuts

The dialogue box pops up. You can click the + next to File.

Under this you can change ctrl + s to do "save as" if you like.

You can customize and create ANY new keyboard shortcuts here. Also, you can create this under a new "Set" of commands so you can save your default to revert back to later if you like